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Friday, February 19, 2016

Growing compost isn't my idea of time well spent, although psychologists might argue. The food pantry gets a good bit of our crop each season as well, but it's the stuff I keep and never use that lingers in my conscience. So, seed and plant selection is becoming more important as I get older and less willing to grow compost.

Plants and seeds are safe, or getting the boot by these criteria:1. What do we eat when it's laying around the kitchen?Or in the "Go Rot" drawer of the fridge?Lets face it...

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The inventor of Valentines day was not a gardener. Who would dream up addressing envelopes with the new Spring light streaming through the windows?

February is a month of potential. Just not the kind where somebody else is going to fulfil your romantic dreams. Only you know your dreams. Buy your own candy and quit expecting other people to read your mind.Now, for the garden... a great topic for February. Seeds. Start them. I know you
haven't planted your seeds yet. If you had a field full of winter
veggies, you wouldn't be reading this. Plant them...